Life is simple, Swim, Bike, Run!

I ran the IBM Uptown 10k this morning with mizmizuno , Julia kept me honest and running, we ran a very even 34-minute 5k pace all the way around and picked it up for the last 3/4-mile.

Again I took 2x ibruprofen before the race, and the swelling and pain from my knees was really minimal, I felt pretty good both before, after and importantly during. I'm not sure this is a good long term strategy, but I'm going with it for now.

I'm going to see the folks at Hangar prosthetics and see if they can make me a decent running shoe to make up for the leg length difference. Orthotics are ok but they just are not and cannot be big enough on the heel and don't help the forefoot strike at all.

Big-up to all my work colleagues who were out helping on the race, I saw more of them helping than I did racing. Thanks again to Julia for keeping me company.

Wow, and I didn't know you were either... apart from mizmizuno that makes you the fourth IBMer I know did the race, but the entries were going like gangbusters on Thursday in 045 so I must have missed a lot of people!

good to see you!

I was a beautiful day for a 10K run, wasn't it? It was all I could do to keep up with my friends Carolyn, Stacy and Lee. Thank goodness they didn't want to run fast, either! I don't think I'm doing the WurstRide this year, but it can be a lot of fun (if the wind doesn't come out of the south, that is). Hope everything goes well on the trip to UK.

I didn't realize you had a leg length discrepancy until the race. I have a very minor one, but it can get worsen depending how well my muscles are behaving. I hope you can find a solution that works better than orthotics!